Ceiling sleeve



l. W. FARLEY.

CEILING SLEEVE.

APPLICATION r|LED'AuG.22. 1921.v

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

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' ',ioHN W. runny, oFcLEvELAND, oH'Iol CEILING SLEEVE.

to which it; appertains to make-and use the same.

` My invention relates to-improvementslin ceiling sleeves andhas'forfvits principal aim to improve fupon the Acontructi'on'shownv by.

U. S. Patent 1,060,328, issued April 29, 1913,

to myself, Matilda S. Farley and David F;y

Farley. ,While the patented device was an eiiicient article, it wasusable only when the cellular asbestos pipe covering extended throughoutthe length of the pipe, whereas the resent invention aims to make novelprovision for retaining a short length of pipe covering, passing onlythrough the ceiling of one room and the floor of the room above.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed," the descriptive matterV beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section showing a ceiling sleevelconstructed in accordance with my invention, applied to a length of pipeand a cellular insulating covering for said pipe. v

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view cut longitudinally through thedevice.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view as indicated by line 3-3 of Fig.1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view similar to a portion of Fig. 2, butshowing a slightlyv different forni of Y construction.

In the drawing above briefiy described, the numeral 1 designates arelatively short sleeve formed of sheet metal and split at one sidethroughout its length, one edge of said sleeve having a slot 2, whilethe other edge isprovided with a tongue 3 for reception in said slot.The lower end of the sleeve l is provided with an ornamental outwardlyextending flange or collar 4 adapted to bear against the ceiling asshown in Fig. 2, this flange being preferably attached to the sleeve. inthe manner shown, that is, the inner edge of the collar iscircumferentially split at s aced points and bent upwardly and outwar lyto Specification of LettersPatent.

ieateniasav Mar. 2e, 1922.

V.lippliratimn nled August`22,"1921. seriai No. 494,201.

provide tongues 5,*while the lower end of the sleeve s split also andlbent horizontally inwardvto form tongues GwhichA are received between fthe body vof the collar and the r tongues 5 ofthe latter, said'tonguesand body being by preference secured together byrivets o1' the like 7.Preferably, but not necessarily, theV lower end portion of theV sleeve 1is formedwith a continuous'externalbead8.rfl Y y The numeral 9designates fafrelatively long sleeve whose lower end is adapted toreceive the sleeve 1 assho'wn inFigs. 1 and 2, said 'sleeve 9being-split at one side throughout 'its' length and fhaving at itsedgesan inter-'fitting tongue andslot 10 and 11 respectively, saidsleeve being held in con,

tractedpositionby metal 2straps/12 such as those shown in the patentabove referred to. The upper end of the sleevev9 is split and bentlaterally outward to provide flanges 13 adapted to rest on the uppersurface of the ceiling which is in most cases formed by the floor of theroom above.l The two sleeves l and 9 are telescoped with each otheraround the usual or any preferred `ipipe covering C, said sleeves beingrelatively shifted according to the thickness of the material throughwhich they must extend, and Y `in order vto properly support the lowersleeve 1 in position with its flange or collar 4 resting against theceiling, I provide a suspending wire 14 which may be round or fiat asdesired, the lower end of said wire having a hook 15 received in a slot16 in the upper end of the sleeve 1, while the upper end of said wire isadapted to be bent laterally as seen at 17 so as to hold it againstdescent and l:hereby similarly hold the sleeve 1. 'The bend 17 may takeplace directly over the anges 13 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or said wiremay first pass upwardly lthrough an opening 1S in a collar 19 whichsurrounds the pipe 20 and extends outwardly over the anged upper'end ofthe sleeve 9. This collar is used in both forms of my invention, butonly in Fig. 4l have I illustrated the wire 14 extending through anopening 18 in said collar.

From the foregoing, taken inyconnection with the accompanying drawing,it'will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple andinexpensive, yet a highly eff`1- cient and desirable device for'carryingout the objects of the invention; and Since excellent results' maybeobtained from the details' disclosed, they may well be follow'ved,V lwish it understood,A however, that lwithin the scope of the inventionvas claimed, merous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

l. A ceiling sleeve comprising upper and lower' split telescopical'lyengaged sections, each of which is providedwithv an; outwardly extendingflange, and a'pliabl'e non-resilient suspension wire extending upwardlyfrom f the lowersleeve section within the upper section and adapted tohave its vupper end bent laterally at the upper en d of said upperlsection, to hold the lower section againstdescent.

2: A, ceilinglsleev'e comprising upperland y lower telescopicallyengaged sleeve sections,

both `split throughout their lengths and hav'- ing interfitting tonguesand slots at their nieetlng edges, the upper' end off' said upper.section and theglower end of the lower sec-` tion being 1 provided withan outstanding flange, straps passing around said upper section to holdthe same in contracted position, and a suspending wire connected withthe lowerl'sleeve section and extending upwardly therefrom through theupper section, the

upper end ofsaid wire being adapted to be laterally bent to hold itagainst descent.

Astructure as vspecified in claim 1, said 'ivire'v havinga hook on itslower end, de-

a collar adapted to surround Ethe pipeaIldjtoZ cover the upper end ofthe sleeve", said collarV havin an o 'enin anda sus edinwwire g a o ofpliablenonjresilient nature, said wire be-i, ingattached to; the lowersleeve .section, ex'-, tending upwardly entirelythrough'theupper sleevesection and through the opening.- in saidcollar, and having its upperend bent; laterally 1 upon the upper --surface ol? said collar7 wherebyto' supportthe lower sleeve section and to holdsaidrfc'ollar in placep:f-

Inetestimony whereof Ihave hereunto set" i my hand; Y n l r JoHN wqARLY

